KIEV, Feb. 17 - Hryvnia stability is in no way under threat, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Governor Serhiy Arbuzov said.

"This year the NBU is taking the necessary measures to maintain a normal - positive or zero - balance of payments, and it can be said with confidence that the currency's movement will also be predictable. That is, we don't now see the precursors for heavy devaluation or revaluation," Arbuzov is quoted on the bank's Web site as saying.

Ukraine's balance of payments did have a deficit last year, significantly less than expected, and the market situation was stable, he said.